Specifications

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Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Network Analysis Module 1 and 2(with NAM software
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Network Analysis Module 1 and 2(with NAM
software version 3.3)
The Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) 1 and 2, second generation high performance
network analysis modules for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series provides network monitoring
instrumentation and web-browser based traffic analysis for Catalyst based AVVID
environments. The NAM enables network managers to gain application-level visibility into
network traffic with the ultimate goal of improving performance, reducing failures, and
maximizing returns on network investment. The new NAMs are available in two hardware
versions, NAM-1 and NAM-2, to meet diverse network analysis needs in a scalable
switching environment running up to gigabit speeds. The NAMs come with an embedded,
Web-based traffic analyzer, which provides full scale remote monitoring and
troubleshooting capabilities that are accessible through a Web browser.
When to Sell
Key Features
• Provides application-level Remote Monitoring (RMON) functions based on RMON2 and
other advanced Management Information Bases (MIBs)
• Collects statistics on both data and VoIP streams flowing through the host switch using
the Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) and NetFlow Data Export features of the Cisco Catalyst
6500 Series
• Collects data from remote switches using the remote SPAN (RSPAN) feature of the Cisco
Catalyst 6500 and 4000 Series switches
• Easy to deploy and use at LAN aggregation where they can see most of the traffic, at
service points where performance is critical and at important access points where quick
troubleshooting is required
• Application monitoring can be done using RMON, RMON2, and several extended RMON
MIBs, which can detect the applications on the network and provide detailed information
about how these applications utilize the bandwidth, which hosts access those applications,
and which client/server pairs generate the most traffic
• Performance management provides valuable information about the delays in server
responses to client requests
Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information
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For More Information
See the Cisco NAM Web site:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2706/ps5025/index.html
Sell This Product When a Customer Needs These Features
Catalyst 6500 Series
Network Analysis Module
1 and 2 (with NAM
software version 3.3)
• Needs Application-Level visibility built into the network
• Provides network managers visibility into all layers of network traffic
• Monitoring in a scalable switching environment that supports traffic monitoring in a scalable switching
environment
• Offers investment protection by interfacing with both the bus and the crossbar switching fabric-based
architectures in the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Network Analysis Module 1 and 2(with NAM software version 3.3)
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1. Some parts have restricted access or are not available through distribution channels.
WS-SVC-NAM-1 Catalyst 6500 Series Network Analysis Module 1. To order the NAM individually, please use the spare part
number of WS-SVC-NAM-1=
WS-SVC-NAM-2 Catalyst 6500 Series Network Analysis Module 2. To order the NAM individually, please use the spare part
number of WS-SVC-NAM-2=